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	A four person race		2019-11-19
		From Juvy: Ben finished seven seconds ahead of Mike. Noel finished three seconds behind of Sam. Mike finished five seconds behind Noel. In what order did the friends finish the race? Answered by Penny Nom.
	12 coins		2010-07-07
		From Eden: We have 12 coins same in size and shape and also weight. But among these, one coin which has same size and shape, but not in weight and we can't know that this coin was lighter or heavier. We must decide which coin was lighter or heavier among these 12 coins in 4 times of weighting with scale. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Tyler Wood.
	Frogs and kangaroos		2009-02-16
		From Jenny: Albert, Bernard, Charles, Daniel and Ellie play a game in which each is a frog or kangaroo. Frogs' statements are always false while Kangaroos' statements are alwas true. 1. Albert says that bernard is a kangaroo. 2. Charles says that Daniel is a frog. 3. Ellie says that Alvert is not a frog. 4. Bernard says that Charles is not a kangaroo. 5. Daniel says that Elie and Albert are different kinds of animals. How many frogs are there? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A puzzle about hats		2008-03-03
		From Sylvia: There were 4 people sitting in a row, truing to win $50.00 from a riddle. The one in front was wearing a red hat. The second from the front was wearing a blue hat. The third from the front was wearing a red hat. The last was wearing a blue hat and is blind-folded. Each of them were informed that they are all wearing a hat, the last person is blind-folded and that there are 2 red and 2 blue hats. If they can guess the colour of their hat, then they win the prize. There was a long silence, then one of them guessed the color of his hat correctly. Who was it? and explain why. (note that they can only see the person in front of them and are not allowed to turn around and see behind them.) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Trading fish for bread		2005-02-25
		From Mike: Byron lives where people trade goods they produce for other things they need. He has some fish and wants to trade them for bananas. He finds the following: 5 fish = 2 loaves of bread 6 oranges = 2 melons 1 loaf of bread = 1 banana and 3 oranges 4 loaves of bread = 14 oranges How many bananas can Byron get with 5 fish? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Three bags of marbles		2002-11-08
		From A student: I have 3 bags of marbles 1 bag is labeled blue; 2nd bag is labeled red; 3rd bag is labeled blue & red all the bags are mismarked your job is to take one marble from 1 bag look at it and correctly label all the bags Answered by Penny Nom.
	Who owns what pet?		2001-10-03
		From A parent: Don, Frank, Jenny, and Ken each come from one state, either Alaska, Maine, Montana, or Oklahoma. They each speak one primary language, either English, french, Russian, or Spanish. And they each have one of four pets, a chinchilla, a dog, a hamster, or a turtle. Figure out which language and what pet each of the four people have, using the following clues. . . . Answered by Judi McDonald.
	Derfs, Enajs and Sivads		2001-01-07
		From John and Norman: All Derfs are Enajs. One-third of all Enajs are Derfs. Half of all Sivads are Enajs. One Sivad is a Derf. Eight Sivads are Enajs. The number of Enajs is 90. How many Enajs are neither Derf nor Sivad? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Transporting bananas		2000-10-18
		From Krystie: A farm has 45 bananas, a man has to take a truck and transport 15 bananas to a market that is 15 miles away. Every mile he travels, he must eat a banana. I have to get at least one banana to the market Answered by Penny Nom.
	The Village of Truth		2000-05-10
		From Sean Pearson: Our teacher gave us a logic problem involving two villages: the village of truth, and the village of lies. The problem is in asking two guards the right question to gain entrance to the fenced compound the villages are in without being shot. Have you heard of this problem ? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Tennis doubles		2000-02-04
		From Brittany Allinson: Cheri, Beth and Jacinta are daughters of Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Marchand, and Mr. Benoit. Four of these people are playing tennis doubles. Mr. Benoit's daughter and Mr. Sullivan are partners. Cheri's father and Mr. Marchand's daughter are also partners. There aren't any father/daughter combinations. Who is Cheri's father? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Bales of hay		1999-09-13
		From Ivy: You are given 5 bales of hay. Two bales are weighed at a time, which equal the following weights: 110, 112, 113,114,115,116,117,118,120,121. What does each individual bale weigh? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Logic and Matrix Instruction		1998-04-24
		From Robin Booker: I need assistance with instruction strategies to teach the construction of a matrix, solving a logic problem. Providing instruction in the construction of a simple matrix , no problem. However, I stumpted on this one. Five players were chosen as All Stars at the basketball banquet. Based on the following clues, find the player's name, team, uniform color and number of points scored.... Answered by Harley Weston.
	Smith, Rodriguez and Jones		1996-11-07
		From Rafayel Ambartsumyan: On a train, Smith, Rodriguez, Jones are the fireman, brakeman, and engineer, but not in that order. Also aboard the train are three businessman who have the same names, a Mr. Smith, a Mr. Rodriguez, and a Mr. Jones. ..... Who is the engineer? Answered by Penny Nom.

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